warp speed
noun informal
An extremely high speed: these exciting developments are moving ahead at warp speed...
- Still, to move from parody to icon at such warp speed is stunning.
- In Dallas, they keep changing the mix at warp speed.
- The public relations campaign continues today at warp speed.
Origin
1970s: popularized by the US television series Star Trek (originally referring to a faster-than-light speed attained by a spaceship travelling in a space warp).